05/12/09: The ECW on Sci-Fi Recap by Killa Kev

We start the show with Jack Swagger and ECW Champion Christian Cage standing next to each other in the office of Tiffany, the ECW General Manager. Tiffany reminds both men that they are the ECW main event at the WWE Judgment Day PPV this Sunday, and there is much on the line for both of them. She is fine with Christian hosting the return of the Peep Show this evening and having Swagger as his guest, and that no subject will be off-topic, but warns them both that any physical altercation will not be tolerated tonight. Christian agrees and walks off. Tiffany remind Swagger again, Swagger surly replies "I heard you the first time!" and storms off.

Henry backs Dreamer into the corner at the start, looks like he's going to give a clean break, but elbows Dreamer in the chest instead, then a Beil Toss out of the corner "as if he was made of Lego" as Matt Striker put it. Dreamer tries to throw some forearms back, but Henry throws him over the top and out of the ring. Henry tries to reach over the top rope and drag Dreamer in, but Dreamer wrings the arm over the top rope, climbs to the top turnbuckle and flies with a double axehandle smash, but Henry chops him down. Henry lays in some knees to the back of Dreamer's shoulders, then stands on his chest, using the ropes for leverage.

Dreamer uses a jawbreaker to break out of a hold, but Henry just headbutt Dreamer, and goes for his first pin attempt. Dreamer gets a second wind, battles back, flies off the top with the smash again, bounces off the ropes, and Henry with a weak shoulder block is enough to send Dreamer flying. Henry tries to follow up with a elbow drop off the ropes but Dreamer rolls out of the way, Dreamer follows up with a dropkick, elbow drop, and an even bigger elbow drop off the ropes, covers, two count. Dreamer with a DDT, covers with a hook of the leg, but Henry gets the other leg over the rope to break the count. Henry gets to his feet and shoves Dreamer into the corner, charges, Dreamer ducks out of the way and tries for a roll-up, Henry simply squashes him, and then finishes it off with the World's Strongest Slam.

WINNER: Mark Henry. Shane Helms is backstage with Tyson Kidd & Natalya Neidhardt, and asks them about tonight's match against Fit Finlay. Kidd says that he's prepared for anything and leaves. Helms tries to make a cheesey move on Neidhardt and is rebuffed without a word. "WASSUPWITDAT?"

Fit Finlay vs. Tyson Kidd (Natalya Neidhardt banned from ringside)

As Finlay comes to the ring, we recap Kidd's match against Evan Bourne last week where Finlay got his retribution agaisnt Kidd by hitting him with the shaleileigh just as Kidd appeared to be finishing off Bourne, allowing Bourne to pick up the win.

We lock up at the bell, Finlay drives Kidd to the corner, Kidd reverses it, they keep the collar-and-elbow tie-up into another corner, Finlay finally gets the upper-hand with a side headlock takeover. Kidd tries to fight his way out, but Finlay with another side headlock then an elbow right in the face. Finlay with a forearm in the face as Kidd turns around, Kidd repays with a double-leg takedown and spins right into a toehold/leglock combination, almost like an inverted Half Boston Crab. Finlay finally powers out of it, takes down Kidd with a double-leg takedown of his own, grapevines the legs, flips him over for a Boston Crab and then falls backwards, pulling Kidd up into a backbreaker!

Kidd rolls out of the leg, Finlay tries to follow out but Kidd cuts him off, throws him into the apron. Kidd rolls into the ring to break the count, tries for a baseball slide dropkick, Finlay pulls open the apron, catches Kidd in it and beats him up. Kidd rolls back into the ring and tries to baseball slide dropkick again and connects, then dropkicks Finlay into the ringsteps as we take a commercial break.

We come back and Kidd has Finlay in an armbar submission, demanding that the referee check Finlay to submit. He lets Finlay up, Finlay chops him in the chest, Kidd takes him back down with the armbar again, working on the wrist as a pressure point. Finlay tries to get to his feet, Kidd applies more pressure that weakens Finlay more. Finlay makes another attempt, gets to his feet, Kidd drives a knee into the arm, tries to follow up with a clothesline, but Finlay with a shoulder block to cut him off, throws Kid din the corner, charges, Kidd puts a boot up on the injured arm.

Kidd gets to the top turnbuckle, but Finlay drags him down to the ground, follows with a trio of clotheslines, hits the Rolling Hills, cover, two count. Kidd cowers to the corner, Finlay charges with a shoulder block, then a second one into another corner, goes for the Celtic Cross, but then David Hart-Smith runs in and attacks Finlay.

WINNER: Fit Finlay, by disqualification. Finlay is driven into the corner and manhandled by Hart-Smith, but Finlay starts to fight back. Kidd runs in and hits Finlay with the shaleileigh. Hart-Smith throws Finlay over the top rope, into the announcers table, into the ringsteps, and then stomps a mudhole in him. Finlay is fed back into the ring where he's beaten by Kidd some more. Hart-Smith then picks up Finlay and Kidd bounces off the ropes with the clothesline, the return of the Hart Attack! Neidhardt runs in and raises both men's hands.

We take a commercial break, come back and recap the run-in from David Hart-Smith (the son WWE legend Davey-Boy Smith and Diana Hart). We then segue into last night's main event on WWE Raw, Dave Batista vs. WWE Champion Randy Orton. Afterward we run down the current Judgment Day card.

Backstage Zack Ryder is begging Tiffany to leave and go work out since he's not booked on the card, Tiffany lets him go. Paul & Katie Lea Burchill walk in to complain that Paul hasn't been on the ECW card in the last two weeks. Tiffany explains that not everybody can be on every week. Paul suggests that he's just got too much time on his hands and walks off. Katie Lea leans in and whispers, "Just between us ladies...when Paul has too much time on his hands, he tends to get into a bit of trouble." We then roll into a Vladimir Kozlov promo, showing him working out in a gym and practicing his Sambo wrestling skills.

Vladimir Kozlov vs. Chad Collyer

Collyer is an Ohio fan-favorite and always a good jobber whenever WWE rolls through the area. Kozlov with a side headlock into a takeover into a vicious side headlock vice, Collyer gets his feet on the ropes to break the hold. Kozlov kicks Collyer, Collyer kicks back, Kozlov grabs the hands, delivers a few head butts, then flips Collyer over. Collyer rebuffs and attack from the corner, tries to fly off the turnbuckle and gets swatted down. Kozlov picls up Collyer and slams him to the mat with the Iron Curtain, covers, 1-2-3.

WINNER: Vladimir Kozlov. Kozlov does a post-match interview where he reminds everybody he's a trained Russian athlete and he will dominate the ECW competition.

The Peep Show w/ ECW Champion Christian Cage

Cage is in the ring and is introduced as we return to the show. "Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, Peeps of all ages... welcome to your show, The Peep Show! I'm real excited to night because not only is this the return of the Peep Show, but this is my first show as the ECW Champion! Now, without further ado, my guest tonight is 'the All-American American', and the FORMER ECW Champion, Jack Swagger!"

Swagger's music hits and the former champion comes out, not looking too happy. Cage continues, "Jack... welcome to the Championship Edition of the Peep Show." "This is SOOOO stupid!" says Swagger. "Why you gotta be like that, man?" says Cage. "People are going to start thinking your a real loser, rather than being your normal self, a regular loser. I brought you out here to talk about Judgment..." "NO!" shouts Swagger, "I came out here to talk about how you cheated me out of my ECW Championship! Just like other A-list celebrities who come out here, this show sucks. I've got a clip to show you." We watch how both competitors took the turnbuckle padding off the corners, but it was Swagger who ended up the victim.

"Well, what do you have to say for yourself?" says Swagger. "Well, first, you just showed the world how I beat you for the ECW Championship, which I think all my Peeps will agree was pretty awesome. Second you conveniently left out the part where you exposed the turnbuckle yourself and you planned to use it on me. Face it, kid, you got outsmarted! I've put together a little video package myself, so stand back and watch!"

We then

"WHAT DOES THAT PROVE?" shouts Swagger. Cage retorts, "Well, actually Jack, it doesn't prove anything, I just like making you look stupid!" "OK, laugh it up, chuckles! This may be your world but this Sunday I own you, I own this ring. And I bet you won't be smiling when I take my ECW Championship from you. So think about it, where will you be then? You'll be that has-been who had his glorious comeback, and then faded out to nothing. So I hope you enjoy your championship, I really hope you do. Because six months from now you'll be retired, at home, on your couch, remembering your days as the champion. You'll just be a regular guy with no cameras... no Peeps... and no ECW Championship!"

"Well, I could always..." stammers Christian, but Swagger cuts him off. "NO YOU CAN'T! Because you know that everything I said is true! You have no witty comeback, and you can't even touch me because Tiffany said no physical contact!"

"Well, that's the great part about being the host of your own show, because you get to say when the show is officially over!" Christian Cage then reels back and clocks Swagger in the eye with the microphone! Swagger rolls out of the ring, holding his eye. Cage lays out the belt in the ring and uses it as a line in the sand, daring Swagger to cross it. Swagger throws a fit and walks off, Cage picks up his title and holds it up for the fans as we end the show for tonight!